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Monday, January 05, 2009

2009: After Postmodernism

In a presidential address at the AHA last Saturday, Gabrielle Spiegel bid farewell to postmodern theory: "We all sense this profound change has run its course." All of us, that is, except for cutting edge Christians. (Don't say you weren't warned.)

As to where the field is going, Spiegel is not sure. One can always look at other AHA presidential addresses, such as Kenneth Scott Latourette's, for suggestions.

"The breezy style is often the work of an egocentric, the person who imagines that everything that comes to mind is of general interest and that uninhibited prose creates high spirits and carries the day."
-Strunk & White (p. 73)